- A passenger bus and a lorry collided head-on at the Kanga area, past Mtito Andei, early Sunday morning
- The bus was carrying passengers who had attended a burial ceremony when the crash occurred
- Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif had initially confirmed 20 deaths before the toll climbed further
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At least 22 people are dead after a passenger bus and a lorry crashed into each other along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway in Makueni county on Sunday morning, with many injuries reported in the wreck.
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The collision took place at around 7am at the Kanga area, past Mtito Andei, when the two vehicles met head-on.
Who died in the Mtito Andei crash?
Citizen Digital reported that the bus was transporting passengers who had been returning from a burial ceremony when the accident happened.
Makueni county Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif confirmed an initial death toll of 20. However, that figure climbed to 22 after two more of the injured passengers died following the crash. The bodies of those who perished were transferred to Mtito Andei Sub-County Hospital mortuary.
Several other passengers escaped with injuries and were rushed to the same hospital for treatment. The cause of the accident had not been established at the time of reporting.
The Nairobi-Mombasa highway, one of Kenya's busiest and most critical transport corridors, has long been associated with fatal road accidents, particularly in the stretch passing through Makueni county.
Authorities are yet to release further details on the circumstances that led to the Sunday morning crash.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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